OBJECT Hydrocephalus is one of the commonest complications of tubercular meningitis (TBM), and its incidence is increasing with the HIV epidemic. Literature evaluating the role of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in HIV-positive patients with TBM and their long-term prognosis is scarce. METHODS Between June 2002 and October 2012, 30 HIV-positive patients with TBM and hydrocephalus underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. Thirty age-, sex-, and grade-matched HIV-negative patients with TBM and hydrocephalus were randomly selected as the control group...

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical profile and outcome of surgery for injection nerve palsies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study of patients with INP who were treated at our institute during May 2000 to May 2009. Clinical, electroneuromyography (ENMG), and operative findings were noted. Intraoperative nerve action potential monitoring was not used in any case. Outcome of patients who were followed was reviewed. RESULTS: INP comprised 92 (11%) of 837 nerve injury patients...

Deterioration of pulmonary function after surgery for congenital atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) has been documented in a few studies. We proposed that this deterioration in AAD is much higher than what can be expected after a surgical procedure under general anesthesia or what occurs after any surgery on the cervical spine. To test this hypothesis, we recorded forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory ratio (FEV 1.0), forced expiratory flow (FEF 25%-75%) and muscle power in the extremities in 25 patients undergoing surgical correction of AAD (AAD group), 29 patients undergoing surgery for compressive cervical spine lesions (cervical spine group) and 20 patients undergoing craniotomy for an intracranial lesion (craniotomy group)...